Here are some more of our favourite picks from today at Kids Instyle. I have also updated the opening night post with information about each brand.
The toys at Earth Tribe are gorgeous. All toys are hand made and crafted by tribes and communities around the world.
One of my all-time favourite products, the Milkdot lunch bag … [Read more.]
In my next life I’m going to knit. My grandmother taught me the basics when I was younger but I confess I never had the patience to persevere with a knitting project beyond the obligatory scarf (and even then, mine was more of a cravat). But it is a skill that I really admire and … [Read more.]
Once upon a time,
YoYo Dolls
were regularly given to newborn babies as gifts.
Tenderly hand made by friends and relatives, they were made from scraps
of fabric and were the ideal shape and texture for young
babies to grasp. It speaks volumes that as I near my 34th birthday, I
have never seen one of these before and certainly not … [Read more.]
Just what I need – a store stocked with an amazing selection of the
world’s best fabrics. Prints to die for, plus the most perfect online search function, add to the pleasure of shopping at
Bee Square Fabrics’.
Search by fabric collection, colour, print style and/or designer. And you’re also offered co-ordinating fabrics for the one being viewed. … [Read more.]
There’s something heading our way from China this week that has everyone at Babyology cheering like crazy. And it’s not the Beijing Olympics. It’s this range of adorably kitsch goodies by Dumpling Dynasty that we discovered at the kids inSTYLE trade show in Melbourne last week.
Brit designers Fiona Hewitt and Andy Tainton channelled their … [Read more.]
A stand out concept at the show was Sew Your Own, created by Angela White in 2007. Angela is a third-generation crafter who makes quirky and unique craft kits full of special little details. They come with simple illustrated instructions and gorgeous designer prints that will appeal to your kids as well as adults. Angela … [Read more.]
I’m agog over the exquisite detail in the fabric of these two divine
dolls. Handy parents, grandparents and friends can whip up a
fancy lady by the name of Bertha, or a haughty cat named Marmaduke
using this cotton/linen fabric kit by UK printmaker
Sarah Young.
Note the lovely layers of illustration in Bertha’s dress skirts, and the way the … [Read more.]